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July 04, 2007

Raising Money for Ron Kopytko's family

If you keep abreast of local issues in Kamloops, you are probably familiar with the plight of Ron Kopytko and his young family. Ron suffers from terminal prostate cancer; he was diagnosed in the fall of 2006 and given 12-18 months to live.

Ron made the brave decision to share his story with local media. By doing this, he hopes to raise awareness of the disease, and so encourage other young men to get checkups and hopefully recognize symptoms they might experience early rather than late.

The community is now pulling together to raise funds for Ron's family, specifically Jake and Alyssa, with whom our youngest daughter is best friends. A fundraiser for the trust fund will be held September 22 at the Columbo Lodge. The event is being organized by Mary Putnam, Taura Kopytko, and Bev Davidson.

You will be able to make your online donation here and on other sites soon, so check back frequently.

To share your thoughts with Right Up Your Alley: Kamloops readers, click on "Comments" (below).

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Raising Money for Ron Kopytko's family

If you keep abreast of local issues in Kamloops, you are probably familiar with the plight of Ron Kopytko and his young family. Ron suffers from terminal prostate cancer; he was diagnosed in the fall of 2006 and given 12-18 months to live.

Ron made the brave decision to share his story with local media. By doing this, he hopes to raise awareness of the disease, and so encourage other young men to get checkups and hopefully recognize symptoms they might experience early rather than late.

The community is now pulling together to raise funds for Ron's family, specifically Jake and Alyssa, with whom our youngest daughter is best friends. A fundraiser for the trust fund will be held September 22 at the Columbo Lodge. The event is being organized by Mary Putnam, Taura Kopytko, and Bev Davidson.

You will be able to make your online donation here and on other sites soon, so check back frequently.

To share your thoughts with Right Up Your Alley: Kamloops readers, click on "Comments" (below).